DQG Tiny 26650 III Review - 7x XP-G2 2,500lm Pocket rocket!

… and noticed my ordered switches are too large …

Had anyone success modifiying the sense resistors meanwhile?

Thank you!

Mine is already at the local post office and I am sure it will be delivered tomorrow. Yeay!
I am not too fond of light that has too much warm tint.
Too much yellow it should not be called white. :smiley:
4700K - 5000K would be ideal, like the tint on my K40M.

I also want to add that BTU PK26 also has the same raised terminals surrounded by compresible foam.
Meanwhile, Imalent DN70 has the same raised terminal on the top but it has a large spring at the bottom.

So, there are 7 LEDs in series?
That requires 21+ Volts !?
That’s quite a boost then.

I measured 17.5V driver output voltage on the lowest mode, not sure if these LEDs have very low Vf or there is something wrong with my multimeter. But either way, all the LEDs are in series. Impressive boost driver indeed!

Highest mode will have higher voltage right? Should have, by a significant increase. Well, they’re still not being driven hard so the Vf shouldn’t go up all THAT much, not like an FET direct drive light or anything.

Still waiting on mine….

Awesome review, but thanks to you I’m contemplating breaking my new years resolution for 2017, which was to not buy anymore flashlights! lol And to think I almost made it a month! lol

This light has unreal performance, considering its size! 900+ lumens for well over 2 hours of perfect regulation! The only change I would have made is the UI. I think one click=low, two click = medium, three clicks = high, hold for turbo, makes more sense then what they went with, but other than that this light looks great!

Quick question, I have a pair of the 69.5mm protected keeppowers on the way, do you think they’ll fit in this light? They aren’t button top, but they aren’t flat top either. The entire top protrudes slightly.

I think the protection might trip due to the 7A draw since most protection is limited to 7A only

Protected cells works, since there is no spring on the tail or driver the DQG lights can accept all sorts of cells length. As D10ten said the protection could be a problem when activating turbo with a partially discharged cell, it draws almost 7A on a fresh cell, and even more when the voltage drops.

Well shit, so much for using them then! I am referring to the 2015 keeppowers though. They work perfectly in the Convoy L6, which is brighter than this light, although I guess there is two of them (not sure if that makes a difference, regarding tripping the protection)

The L6 is running 2 series at 8.4V to supply power to a Buck driver where voltage is reduced to a 6V emitter.

The DQG Tiny is a 7 series emitter light that uses a Boost driver to amplify the 4.2V cell to match some 21V needed by the emitters, as such the Boost circuit pulls considerably more amps from the single cell.

Gotcha, I figured that was the case.

Alright then, what cell is the one recomended for this light then?

Good question.

I plan on trying it out with Basen, Efest, Powerizer LiNiMnCo, King Kong Gold, and (ran smack out of ideas, what’s the latest and greatest 26650 y’all?)

Liitokala

I had no electrical problems using this cell (5200 mAh version). But due to the length of the cell the tailcap makes only about one and a half turns when screwing down. It’s solid nevertheless.

What about the KeepPower 5200mAh 26650 IMR Flat Lithium Battery Max 30A - BLACK ?

Damned, DQG Tiny 26650 III sold out at this moment :rage:

NW version seems still available
“In stock, usually dispatched in 4-7 business days”

In MHANLEN´s review the ThorFire 26650 battery fits nicely. Those are good budget cells (unprotected!) that also work flawlessly in my L6 and S70…

Still waiting for a hi CRI version (Nichias?!?) of this light…

K.

Got my DQG a couple days ago and I’m impressed. This is my first 26650 light. The output and size are quite nice and it feels great in the hand. I don’t think I’ll EDC it though…. 26650 cells are just too heavy for my pockets.

For modding, I suppose output could be significantly increased by replacing the XPG2s with XPL HIs. I don’t think I’ll bother though as the light is great as-is.